Hello hello!! If you are not a member of the Mystery November 24 leadership team or someone who has been personally invited, we ask that you do not read the contents of this forum!! You may see spoilers for our plotline, and seeing as its a MYSTERY that would be bad <3 thank you!
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Leadership Team:
leader: zyzeryko - zy
co: cinammcnx - mabel
co: surfdudewave - surf


Schedule:
September 27th at the latest - All Cos Decided
September 28th - Atmosphere Decided
September 30th - Basic Cabin Setup
October 1st - Camper Signups Released
October 23rd - Cabin Guide
October 30th - Profile Pictures
November 1st - Session Start (I will not be online at the official start of the session, as it will be Halloween)

Projects:
Cabin Guide - Zy
Cabin Profile Pictures - Zy

Cabin Relationships:
apocalypse - tba

bi-fi - tba
dystopian - tba
fantasy - tba
hi-fi (tctwnw) - tba
magical realism - tba
mythology - tba
paranormal - tba
poetry - tba
sci-fi - tba


Sibling:
Bangsian

Ally:
tba

Hostiles:
tba

Enemies:
Steampunk

Cabin Aesthetic:
colors:
aesthetic: neon horror (super super niche but i want it to look very washed out and gray with certain spots of 100% saturation), trippy
subgenres: psychological, survival, dark, gothic, nightmare, occult, supernatural
theme: gated off compound where all the people that once lived here have disappeared.

Important Links:
tba

studio description requirements (copy pasted from alba's project):


- Themed introduction story
This is a thematically appropriate introduction to your cabin! It should be written in/themed around your cabin genre. You might want to include yourself + your cos, and use it to establish the start of a storyline or cabin activity (eg - treasure hunt or virtual quest).

- It's best if you establish a theme/aesthetic for your Cabin, just so it looks nice ;D

- Link to Main Cabin

- Names + word counts of leader and cos

Camper list + word counts
You will receive your list of campers + their word counts after sorting - likely sometime at the very end of the month before SWC :D this is for word count studios now ^^

- Credits
This includes credit to past and current hosts, you and your cos, as well as to any other people who have helped create the cabin or provided inspiration.

- In-Cabin point system: An in-cabin point system is usually themed around your cabin genre (eg: sci-fi’s baby stars). Points can be won through completing dailies/weeklies as well as writing a set amount of words (eg: 1k) - but you can invent your own tasks to win points for as well. If you provide a prize for winning the most points, it will ̶b̶r̶i̶b̶e̶- inspire your campers to write more!

- Cabin Hangout Studio: This is a separate studio where your campers can talk and play games! *optional

- Cabin Announcements: This is just a section you can put in your Cabin description where you talk about what’s going on. Very useful if you’re planning a storyline or in-cabin activity!

- List of Allies, Neutrals and Enemies: This is only applicable if you decide to have allies + enemies - but if you do, I'd certainly recommend putting it in! Your list should be easily accessible during Cabin Wars so your campers can see who to war (and who not to war).

- Camper Expectation List: This is just a list of expectations you have for your campers. This could include things like ‘Be active at least 3 days a week’, ‘Write at least 1k words in July’ or ‘Complete at least 1 weekly’! *optional

- Link to a FAQ: You can link to an existing FAQ, or make your own. Here's a great FAQ! https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/projects/534559459/ (up-to-date as of July 2021)

- Link to Word War project (once released)

i know this is a work in progress so if i have to delete this post its no problem but a couple things/questions:

do you plan to have 3 cos or just 2?
also if reese rejects i have plenty of great suggestions up my sleeve asdlfkajslk (up to you first of course!! i just found a bunch of apps that dont currently have any offers and deserve some <33)

for the storyline, since you dont have anything set (i read your leader application) i feel like we could combine some ideas for mystery you had and maybe add a couple implements from other co-leader(s) and i?

i am vaguely considering three but will likely go with two!! :]

that would be really helpful actually!! would you mind commenting the suggestions in the depths of my profile as opposed to here? <3 also, i am sort of looking for people with at least a couple sessions of leading experience, as this is only my second session leading <3

that works!! i am also 100% good with coming up a new theme. i do want something related to a specific location (like the mystery casino from a few years ago), but i think most cabins are so that shouldnt be an issue!!

i think we should probably come up with a mystery and center our theme around that–we could do a missing person or a murder (though that probably goes against community guidelines). i'm going to look at past mystery cabins to what has and hasnt been done yet <3

commenting the suggestions soon

I’ve got a couple suggestions for storyline ideas but ill explain them when you habe the cops you want !,

i have sort of an idea!! i think it could be cool if it was set in a gated off community, with lots of buildings–but the community is abandoned and its kinda creepy. the campers could go the the different locations/buildings to look for clues for whatever mystery we decide to use!!
i want it to be a bit spooky so here are some buildings we could use if we decide to use this idea!!!
- mausoleum
- tomb
- morgue
- bunker
- catacombs
- crypt
- gallery?
- monument
- observatory
- palace?
- skyway?
- jail cells
- theater
- temple
- vault
- safe
- laboratory
- statue garden

obviously we probably we not use all of those eheheh
but maybe the campers are on the run from x and they stumble into this perfectly protected area but slowly x happens
x could be people going missing or creepier, we could have new people appearing

please let me know what you think of this idea!!

oo i love the idea of moving from different locations!! i had an idea of an imperial palace sort of idea where the campers stayed overnight and found out the owner went missing and try to solve it – maybe we could use just the building part of it if we end up using the idea of moving through different locations to solve a mystery?

another idea is having some sort of plot twist at the end where theres a traitor whos been doing x or something??

the second idea you have also sounds great btw!!

omg i love the plot twist idea!!

and the palace idea sounds really cool!! what if inside the community there is like a central palace, where the leader of the community resided before they went missing. maybe they were the first person to go missing, and then after that slowly members of the community started disappearing as well? :00

Zyzeryko wrote:

omg i love the plot twist idea!!

and the palace idea sounds really cool!! what if inside the community there is like a central palace, where the leader of the community resided before they went missing. maybe they were the first person to go missing, and then after that slowly members of the community started disappearing as well? :00

oo!! i love that!!! <33

as for cabin relationships, i think the one sibling and one ally thing sounds great, or we could have 2 siblings for a sibling group possibly?? i love enemies haha!!

and question – for word count groups do you plan to have separate wcgs or one combined where we switch over throughout camp?
i have only ever done a combined wcg and im opened to doing it separate or combined again <3

oo im good with a sibling group as well!! i'm most likely going to ask luna if thats alright for a sibling duo as both mouse and luka (who i have already asked) have already made sibling trios!! and i love only having one ally lol
for enemies are we good with luka and mouse? after we have our one ally everyone else should be a hostile neutral eheheh

hmm actually im not sure yet!! i think it depends on the number of signups. if there are not as many as usual, we could probably do combined, but if we have more separate is probably safer!! ;D

Zyzeryko wrote:

oo im good with a sibling group as well!! i'm most likely going to ask luna if thats alright for a sibling duo as both mouse and luka (who i have already asked) have already made sibling trios!! and i love only having one ally lol
for enemies are we good with luka and mouse? after we have our one ally everyone else should be a hostile neutral eheheh

hmm actually im not sure yet!! i think it depends on the number of signups. if there are not as many as usual, we could probably do combined, but if we have more separate is probably safer!! ;D

aa okay enemies with luka & mouse sounds great as well as asking luna for a sibling duo <33

that sounds great! maybe wait for the 2nd co to confirm before doing these things?

finley has accepted mouse's offer for paranormal, so hopefully we should see some more people accepting offers soon!!

for the list of places in the compound (should we call it that?), are there any specific locations you think we should 100% include? other than the palace obviously <3

i'm also planning to ask for permission for three cos <3

In-Cabin Currency System
☆ = placeholder symbol

write 1k words - ☆
do the daily - ☆
do the weekly - ☆
hit your word count goal - ☆
solve a clue - ☆
use the critiquaire - ☆
enter the writing competition - ☆
answer the daily question - ☆


Symbol Ideas:
☀ (black sun)
♣ (black club) seems irrelevant to the storyline
♢ (white diamond)
☄ (comet)
☣ (biohazard) i used this in sci-fi in march
☠ (skull)
⌖ (position indicator)
❂ (white sun black circle)
◘ (inverse bullet)
⊠ (x)
⌬ (not sure but it looks like a chip of some sort)
⌕ (magnifying class)
♟ (pawn) seems irrelevant to the storyline

idea: campers can collect one of the above symbols by doing the traditional activities of swc–write 1k words for 4 x or something. after they have enough, they can convert those into magnifying glasses, which can be used to receive a clue. since it's a collaborative effort to solve whatever mystery we decide on, the clue will go to the whole cabin as opposed to whoever purchased the clue. we would need to decide on a fair price for each magnifying glass, or we run the risk of having it figured out too early or not be figured out at all.

another idea: the leader of the community that has since disappeared can be a swc member–some of the clues will direct towards them, and if you can figure out who the leader was they can probably give you some valuable information as to who has been responsible for the disappearances.

sci-fi description, copy pasted so i can see what we should include this session <3 will delete later

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☣ { ✖ The Storyline ✖ } ☣
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“We did it! We deciphered the Database!”
Cheers erupt throughout the Data-basement as grins and excited eyes are passed around. Despite desperately trying to stop the cabin, despite going so far as to hack its own system, the AI hadn’t succeeded in stopping Sci-Fi from uncovering information vital to the final defeat of the program. That information- that crucial file- is now in the open, for all of Sci-Fi to see.
Zion clears their throat, and a hush falls over the room. Slowly, jaws tense and hands clench. Everybody knows what’s coming next. We’ve been waiting for this moment for nearly a month. We’re about to find out who the creator of the AI is.
Clearing their throat, Zion begins, CD and Finley leaning anxiously over their shoulder.
“This is the file that the AI was trying to hide from us. Here we go-
'You’ve been through many letters, these letters full of lies,
I still run my utopia of chaos and AI.
I’m sure when you find who I am,
It’ll come as a surprise-
Because my cabin, yes, and yours,
Are listed as allies…'"

https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/discuss/topic/748453/?page=1#post-7885617

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☣ { ✖ Command Center ✖ } ☣

⚠ >

> Zion

⚠ >

> Finley

⚠ >

> CD

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☣ { ✖ Cabin Announcements ✖ } ☣

⚠ Profile pictures have been released! https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/projects/958807337/

⚠ Word wars are out! https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/projects/977035871

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☣ { ✖ Links ✖ } ☣

⚠ Sci-Fi Word Count Server:
https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/studios/34549457/

⚠ Main Cabin:
https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/studios/34694852/

⚠ Sibling Hangout:
https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/studios/34550469

⚠ Megathread:
https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/discuss/topic/744314/

⚠ Suggestion Forum:
https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/discuss/topic/514261/

⚠ SWC Records:
https://scratch-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/discuss/topic/708401/?page=1#post-7486195

If you're posting writing in the forums, you may either use the megathread or make one personal writing thread in the ‘Things I’m Making and Creating’ forum!

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☣ { ✖ Credits ✖ } ☣

⚠ @Luna-Lovegood-LOL, @MoonlitSeas, @Sunclaw68, @-redredrobin-, @mossflower29 and @Starique for hosting this session.

⚠ @Zionykon, @essayist, and @ForestPanther for leading sci-fi this session.

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☣ { ✖ Cabin Standings ✖ } ☣

Updated: March 5th 4:17 AM UTC
- Total Sci-Fi Word Count: 102597
- Total Sci-Fi ☣ Count: 1105
- Current Place: 1st

Week Statistics:
- 4 Weeklies for Sci-Fi have been completed!
- 30+ Dailies for Sci-Fi have been completed!
- 4 Word wars have been won for Sci-Fi!
- 100k+ Words have been written for Sci-Fi!
- 1000+ ☣ have been earned!

okay, here are a couple things!!
studio setup (this is from sci-fi, changes below):
section 0:
title + very short intro to concept

section 1:
storyline

section 2:
leaders and word goals

section 3:
announcements

section 4:
links

section 5:
credits

section 6:
cabin standings

i really enjoyed doing the statistics section, i think its a pretty easy way to keep up with how the cabin is doing. i want to re-order it so credits are at the bottom and announcements are under links, but other than i think this is a pretty good setup. i'd also like to add a cabin wars section at the bottom, listing our allies and enemies and a brief explanation of cabin wars if we have enough characters, so that new campers wont be too confused!!

i think we should go with separate word count studios, as there should be at least 7 in each group provided we have two cos. are we good with that?
and are we good being siblings with bangsian? <3

Zyzeryko wrote:

finley has accepted mouse's offer for paranormal, so hopefully we should see some more people accepting offers soon!!

for the list of places in the compound (should we call it that?), are there any specific locations you think we should 100% include? other than the palace obviously <3

i'm also planning to ask for permission for three cos <3

sure we can call it that!! <33 i think a gallery would be really cool to see as well as a bunker maybe?

the cabin currency sounds great, you could also add possibly critiquing someones writing as one? (critiquitaire) as well as entering the writing competition!!!

as for symbols, i think the white sun with the black circle seems cool but i think before deciding we should wait on the other co and figure out more of our storyline !!

idea: campers can collect one of the above symbols by doing the traditional activities of swc–write 1k words for 4 x or something. after they have enough, they can convert those into magnifying glasses, which can be used to receive a clue. since it's a collaborative effort to solve whatever mystery we decide on, the clue will go to the whole cabin as opposed to whoever purchased the clue. we would need to decide on a fair price for each magnifying glass, or we run the risk of having it figured out too early or not be figured out at all.

this seems like a great idea!!! i feel like if we make the price lower, we would just have to give them ‘smaller’ hints if that makes sense, but i think it should be priced pretty high since during the session i think we should only give out a maximum of maybe 5 clues. maybe we can make a limit to how many clues they can purchase throughout camp?

another idea: the leader of the community that has since disappeared can be a swc member–some of the clues will direct towards them, and if you can figure out who the leader was they can probably give you some valuable information as to who has been responsible for the disappearances.

this is great! we should probably choose someone thats in a sibling or ally cabin, i feel like if it were in our cabin it would be too obvious and picking campers might seem biased <3

i really enjoyed doing the statistics section, i think its a pretty easy way to keep up with how the cabin is doing. i want to re-order it so credits are at the bottom and announcements are under links, but other than i think this is a pretty good setup. i'd also like to add a cabin wars section at the bottom, listing our allies and enemies and a brief explanation of cabin wars if we have enough characters, so that new campers wont be too confused!!

sounds good! question – for the leader word counts how would we add words? since you'll be the studio manager (or whatever they call it lol) would we just ask you to add our words?? possibly we could just include a blurb there and in our own word count groups we can put ourselves as the leader or something like that.

lets not do too much planning without the second co because they wont have much inputs if we confirm everything, but if we do end up doing a plot twist at the end, i think maybe either the antagonist had an ally working beside them, such as one of us like a traitor sort of thing or the antagonist got framed and it was actually something different?

edit: im good with being siblings with bangsian !!

update: i have permission to have three cos, reese has declined my offer and i've offered to willow!

cinammcnx wrote:

Zyzeryko wrote:

finley has accepted mouse's offer for paranormal, so hopefully we should see some more people accepting offers soon!!

for the list of places in the compound (should we call it that?), are there any specific locations you think we should 100% include? other than the palace obviously <3

i'm also planning to ask for permission for three cos <3

sure we can call it that!! <33 i think a gallery would be really cool to see as well as a bunker maybe?

the cabin currency sounds great, you could also add possibly critiquing someones writing as one? (critiquitaire) as well as entering the writing competition!!!

as for symbols, i think the white sun with the black circle seems cool but i think before deciding we should wait on the other co and figure out more of our storyline !!

sounds good!! personally i think mystery compound sounds a bit better than mystery community, but im good with whatever!! those both sound cool, we should probably have more than those too!! yep, ill add those <3 the in-cabin point system should probably be on the longer side ehe

edit: my favorite symbol is the position indicator, i dont think its ever been used before, it doesnt show up as an emoji and its really cool looking!! super small idea but maybe the campers have devices that allow them to look for important things, and hence that symbol would make sense!!

idea: campers can collect one of the above symbols by doing the traditional activities of swc–write 1k words for 4 x or something. after they have enough, they can convert those into magnifying glasses, which can be used to receive a clue. since it's a collaborative effort to solve whatever mystery we decide on, the clue will go to the whole cabin as opposed to whoever purchased the clue. we would need to decide on a fair price for each magnifying glass, or we run the risk of having it figured out too early or not be figured out at all.

this seems like a great idea!!! i feel like if we make the price lower, we would just have to give them ‘smaller’ hints if that makes sense, but i think it should be priced pretty high since during the session i think we should only give out a maximum of maybe 5 clues. maybe we can make a limit to how many clues they can purchase throughout camp?

ooo i like this idea!! would we have smaller clues for cheaper and bigger clues (with a limit) as goals for the cabin? like one person can buy a cheap small clue for say 20, and when the cabin hits for example 100 we give a big clue?

another idea: the leader of the community that has since disappeared can be a swc member–some of the clues will direct towards them, and if you can figure out who the leader was they can probably give you some valuable information as to who has been responsible for the disappearances.

this is great! we should probably choose someone thats in a sibling or ally cabin, i feel like if it were in our cabin it would be too obvious and picking campers might seem biased <3

yesss!! we could also choose someone who has led before but is camping this session so people would be less likely to think of them!!

i really enjoyed doing the statistics section, i think its a pretty easy way to keep up with how the cabin is doing. i want to re-order it so credits are at the bottom and announcements are under links, but other than i think this is a pretty good setup. i'd also like to add a cabin wars section at the bottom, listing our allies and enemies and a brief explanation of cabin wars if we have enough characters, so that new campers wont be too confused!!

sounds good! question – for the leader word counts how would we add words? since you'll be the studio manager (or whatever they call it lol) would we just ask you to add our words?? possibly we could just include a blurb there and in our own word count groups we can put ourselves as the leader or something like that.

hmm since we'll each have our own word count studio, you can update your own there and ill update the main one as often as possible? in the main one we would each have our blurb (probably in our individual ones, too) and maybe like a summary of our roles in the storyline? like we could be each an explorer, or someone who specializes in finding relics as our sort of storyline roles?

lets not do too much planning without the second co because they wont have much inputs if we confirm everything, but if we do end up doing a plot twist at the end, i think maybe either the antagonist had an ally working beside them, such as one of us like a traitor sort of thing or the antagonist got framed and it was actually something different?

works for me!! <33

that all sounds awesome <33 willow has also received another offer so we'll have to wait, have you decided whether were going to have a 3rd co? if willow ends up declining, a suggestion is to snowy since they've co-led before and i dont think anyone left who isn't accepted has led swc before – i might be wrong though :')